If you have a lot of high heel shoes taking up space in your closet consider mounting a kitchen rod such as the Ikea Bygel to hold your high heels. The Bygel rods are $2 each and keep your expensive shoes out of harms way.

Ikea modification weblog Ikea Hackers recommends using the Bygel rod in particular, but this tip will work for any similarly-sized kit. If you have pets that chew or scratch leather items, you may save quite a bit of money using this method.